Quotes About Observation

A realist, in Venice, would become a romantic by mere faithfulness to what he saw before him.

The hare was following the interchange; it appeared to nod during Vatanen's words.

despite my youth I already suspected that it did no harm to keep my ears open. Just the opposite. In life, danger lies not in not knowing, but in revealing that you do: It is always good to have a sense of the music before the dance begins.

I ask myself how other people see me, and I hope they see me from way far away.

Una mujer perspicaz —continúa ella— adivina al pedante en la tercera frase, y es capaz de ver el talento del que guarda silencio.

código del escorpión: mira despacio, pica rápido y vete más rápido todavía. —De

México es una buena escuela para alguien que mira.

y él murmuraba amen al tiempo que ellos, para que no se sintieran tan solos cuando caían al suelo y morían. Pero sus ojos claros y fríos estaban atentos a las ondulantes filas de la caballería enemiga

Todavía me observó, pensativa, y luego se puso en pie para buscar en uno de los estantes. Mientras lo hacía, el perro —era una perra— se alzó sobre sus patas, me dio una vuelta alrededor y volvió a tumbarse con indiferencia en el mismo sitio que antes.

Y supo de mujeres capaces de desmontar con minuciosidad de relojero los resortes que mueven a un hombre.

Todas lo están, me parece... En cuanto al silencio, sospecho que todo el tiempo nos juzgan, y por eso callan. —¿Silencio de jueces? —se yergue un poco don Hermógenes, interesado—. Vaya... Eso parece digno de pensarse. —Aunque la mayor parte de sus veredictos, mucho me temo, oscilan entre la compasión y el desprecio.

You're a strange young lady. How old are you? Eighteen? Nineteen? Sometimes your expression changes, as if you were older." "Maybe I am. One's expressions are influenced by what one has experienced and read. Look at you." "What's the matter with me?" "Have you ever seen yourself smile? You look like an old soldier.

El hombre..., cree ser el amante de una mujer, cuando en realidad es sólo su testigo.

They will stare. They will stand to the side and watch her be alone.

I just think it's funny the way my brain tries to make sense of strange places by imagining its people are familiar.

She made one mistake," he kept repeating. "She forgot to change her earrings. She has the same earrings on." The prosecutor was so dramatic. The scene was straight out of the movies. You could tell he had been watching the late show. Both the woman in the bank and i had on hoop earrings. When Stanley summed up, he just said, "Will all the women in the courtroom who have on hoop earrings, please stand up?" Half the women rose to their feet.

Your future self is watching you right now through your memories.

If a person finds that he doesn't know himself very well, often he can rely on the help of another person who has known him and has been able to observe him over several years.

Alekk looked over at my parents and smiled, and if I didn't know my dad was blind I could swear

All humanity inspires me. Every passer-by is my unconscious sitter; and as strange as it may seem, I really draw folk as I see them. Surely it is not my fault that they fall into certain lines and angles.

knew that Jordan would be sure to notice and ask about her tears. Nothing gets past that one! Peony thought. That strange, quiet little girl with the darting eyes that see everything, maybe even what folks are thinking! Something

To the artist there is never anything ugly in nature.

Stars should not be seen alone. That's why there are so many. Two people should stand together and look at them. One person alone will surely miss the good ones.

Internet, jogos de video, computadores, são úteis, mas tâm destruído algo inviolável: a infância. Onde está o prazer do silência? Onde está a arte da observação? Onde está a inocência? Angustia-me que o sistema esteja a gerar crianças insatisfeitas e ansiosas. Fortes candidatas a serem doentes psiquiátricos e não seres humanos felizes e livres.